1 of 6 | BTS has ranked first on Billboard’s World Digital Song Sales chart with its song “Run BTS.” File Photo by Corey Sipkin/UPI | License Photo
BTS, which will release its fifth full-length album on March 20, has ranked first on Billboard’s World Digital Song Sales chart with its 2022 release song “Run BTS.”
According to the agency Big Hit Music on the 7th, “Run BTS” has already topped the iTunes ‘Top Song’ charts in 61 countries around the world, including Brazil and Finland, and has also taken first place on Billboard’s detailed charts.
“Run BTS” is a song included in the anthology album Proof released in June 2022.
Big Hit Music explained, “This is the result of voluntary streaming by ARMY (fandom name) around the world ahead of the comeback,” and “Fans expressed their anticipation for the new album by searching for the team’s past songs and listening to them.”
Recently, the song “Anpanman” released in 2018 also reached number one on Billboard’s World Digital Song Sales, and thanks to leader RM’s live broadcast, his second solo song “Nuts” also made a surprise re-entry to number two on the same chart.
Since the news of BTS’s new album release was announced, their previous songs have also been rising in the rankings on Spotify, the world’s largest music platform.
On Spotify’s Weekly Top Songs Global chart, Jimin’s “Who” ranked 32nd, Jin’s “Don’t Say You Love Me” ranked 38th, Jungkook’s “Seven” ranked 62nd, and V and Park Hyo Shin’s duet “Winter Ahead” ranked 102nd. This represents a rise of 48, 36, 54, and 80 places respectively from the previous week.
Meanwhile, foreign media outlets also showed great interest by reporting the news of BTS’s comeback.
Billboard reported, “After a nearly four-year hiatus, this marks the return of a giant K-pop icon.” The Washington Post, alluding to the title of their hit song, said, “BTS is ready to heat up 2026 like ‘Dynamite.'”
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